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That Python is the dominant programming language for VS Code is not even open for debate, backed up by a quick glance at the open-source-based code editor's marketplace, where five of the six most ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...